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[MMP-9 gene -1562C/T polymorphism in aortic dissection in Chinese hypertensive patients].
Zhonghua nei ke za zhi - 1 May 2006
Song Wei-hua, Dang Ai-min, Zhu Jun-ming, Lü Na-qiang, Liu Guo-zhang, Hui Ru-tai
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association of matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP-9) gene -1562C/T polymorphism with the pathogenesis and site involved range of aortic dissection in Chinese population. METHODS: 142 hypertensive patients with aortic dissection and 130 hypertensive patients without aortic dissection were enrolled. Genomic DNAs were extracted from peripheral blood leucocytes. MMP-9 gene -1562C/T...
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